Jallikattu Bull-Taming Fest Draws Large Crowds Near Tirupati
Traditional Jallikattu-style cattle taming events — known locally as Pasuvula Panduga — drew hundreds of youth and spectators from Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states near Tirupati and across Chittoor district this week, becoming one of the major attractions of the Kanuma / Sankranti festival celebrations. Organised in villages such as Pullayyagaripalle in Chandragiri and Anupalli,…
NDDB’s arm working to conserve, promote unique breeds of cows
Alamadhi Semen Station, a unit of the NDDB Dairy Services (NDS), has taken up the task of conserving and promoting unique breeds of milch animals that are considered the pride of South India. It produces frozen semen for high pedigree bulls, including Kangeyam from Tamil Nadu, Punganur and Ongole from Andhra Pradesh and Vechur from…